How to Say “How long have you been living in Tokyo?” in Japanese

How do you say “How long have you been living in Tokyo?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

How long have you been living in Tokyo?

東京に住んでどれくらい?

 toukyouni* sunde dorekurai

*We pronounce “toukyou” like “tōkyō”.

  • How long have you = あなたはどれくらい** anatawa dorekurai
  • been living = 住んでいる sundeiru
  • in Tokyo = 東京に toukyouni

**We do not usually say “あなたは (anatawa)” in everyday conversation.


東京に
in Tokyo

住んで
been living

どれくらい
How long have you


If you want to speak politely, you can say :

東京に住んでどれくらいですか?

 toukyouni sunde dorekuraidesuka

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